Shower curtain liner rib, liner, and system
OwnerPatrick RAYMONDinventor
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Abstract
A shower liner system configured to engage a shower rod having a rib with a strut slidably engaging the shower rod and a panel disposed approximately perpendicular to the strut having a top end and a bottom end. A liner can include a waterproof body with a top header disposed approximate the shower rod and having an engagement point, and a second header disposed away from the first header toward the floor. The top end of the panel engages the first header and the second end of the panel engages the second header. The rib is configured to hang at least a portion of the liner at an angle to the shower rod.
Claims17
A shower curtain liner rib comprising a first side, comprising:
- a first panel having a top end and a bottom end,
- a second panel having a top end and a bottom end,
- a first tab extending from the bottom end of the first panel,
- a third panel having a top end and a bottom end that is hingedly attached to the top end of the first panel,
- wherein the first panel includes a first incision at the top end,
- wherein the top end of the third panel includes a first clasp,
- wherein the first panel and second panel are hingedly attached at a first valley fold, and
- wherein the first panel and third panel are hingedly attached at a second valley fold.
A shower liner comprising:
- a top end;
- a bottom end, opposite the top end;
- and
- a second region between the top end and the bottom end;
- wherein the top end includes a first header and the second region includes a second header, and
- wherein the first header is lined with a series of openings and the second header is lined with a series of slits that form pockets.
A shower curtain liner system comprising:
- a shower curtain liner rib comprising:
- a first side, comprising:
- a first and a second panel hingedly attached at a valley fold;
- a third panel hingedly attached to the first panel at a valley fold;
- a first tab extending from a bottom of the first panel;
- and
- a first clasp at a top of the third panel;
- a second side, comprising:
- a fourth and a fifth panel hingedly attached at a valley fold;
- a sixth panel hingedly attached to the fourth panel at a valley fold;
- a second tab extending from a bottom of the fourth panel;
- and
- a second clasp at the top of the sixth panel;
- and
- a rod engager disposed on the second and fifth panels
- wherein the first side and the second side attach at a mountain fold,
- wherein the first and fourth panels comprise a first and a second incision in each of the corners,
- wherein the first and second clasps are hooked together, a shower liner comprising:
- a first header;
- and
- a second header below the first header;
- wherein the first header is lined with a series of openings and the second header is lined with a series of slits that form pockets,
- wherein the first and second incisions are inserted into the openings of the first header, and
- wherein the first and second tabs are inserted into the slits of the second header.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.